In this video are many of the 'out of the ordinary' trains I have video'd through Retford in 2015 since retiring in May. Sit back and enjoy Retford without HST's (Virgin or Grand Central), class 91's (round the right way), or class 180's! See below for the list.
00:26. 02/05/2015. 2 x class 57's on the Northern Belle Hull to London Victoria.
00:48. 13/06/2015. Triple-headed GbrF class 66/7's on the empty Doncaster Down Decoy Gbrf to Peterborough Virtual Gbrf sand train.
02:29. 13/06/2015. Blue class 67 on the 'North Riding' charter from Kings Cross to Scarborough.
02:45. 15/06/2015. DRS class 37 propels at Network Rail service away from Retford on the Lincoln Line.
03:00. 17/06/2015. Class 91 running blunt end first at the London end of it's train.
03:16. 19/06/2015. West Coast Railways empty stock Carnforth to Norwich topped and tailed by class 47's is looped into platform 1 to allow other traffic to pass.
05:38. 19/06/2015. A full East Midlands HST on hire to Virgin East Coast.
05:47. 07/07/2015. Deltic D9009 'Alycidon' with the 'White Rose' Kings Cross to York.
06:38. 07/07/2015. 60163 'Tornado' with the York to Kings Cross 'White Rose'.
07:49. 07/07/2015. 47760 & 47746 'Chris Fudge' on the The Cathedrals Express running around 2 hours late due to signalling problems around Doncaster.
09:10. 08/07/2015. 2 x Freightliner class 66's running light up Gamston Bank.
09:45. 17/07/2015. Colas Rail tamper, Welwyn Garden City to Worksop via Sleaford and Lincoln.
10:02. 17/07/2015. Volker Rail Hitchin to Doncaster service.
10:41. 18/07/2015. Colas Rail Tamper running up Gamston Bank.
11:29. 02/09/2015. London Victoria to York Belmond Pullman descends Gamston Bank near Retford behind 67029 'Royal Diamond'.
12:34. 10/11/2015. 70 002 leads 66538 on the 0550 Felixstowe North F.L.T. to Leeds F.L.T.
13:48. 03/12/2015. Volker Rail DR75403 leaves the down sidings at Retford station and heads round the curve towards Sheffield.
14:26. 03/12/2105. Colas Rail DR73913 had come up the main line from Peterborough, and after passing through platform 2 and running into the Babworth loop, it then reversed into the down sidings.
15:12. 05/12/2015. 57601 and 57315 with the1Z65 Skegness to Manchester charter train at Retford station.
17:49. 07/12/2015. The 134M 1400 Doncaster West Yard to Doncaster West Yard (via Kings Cross) is worked through Retford topped and tailed by Colas Rail class 37's.
18:55. 16/12/2015. 1Z69 0725 London Kings Cross to York Cathedrals express was supposed to be steam hauled, but 61306 was unavailable so it was topped and tailed by blue 47580 'County of Essex' and 37518.
20:08. 16/12/2015. 1120 Newark North Gate to York Holgate Siding (Flhh) Northern Belle stock with 57305 and 57312 'Solway Princess'.
21:10. 17/12/2015. 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' on the Christmas White Rose descends Gamston bank as it slows for a stop in Babworth Loop. The train at this point was running about 105 minutes late after having left Cambridge 48 minutes late.
22:46. 22/12/2015. 6B35 0845 Immingham H.I.T. (Gbrf) to West Burton Ps (Gbrf) coal train hauled by 66709 'Sorrento' in unique Medite livery gingerly coming down the incline from Whisker Hill Junction to pass under the East Coast Main line.